Richard Bolling Federal Building
601 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
The Richard Bolling Federal Building is an 18-story highrise office building built in 1965 and was named for Congressman Richard Bolling, whose district representation spanned 30 years. Approximately 2,800 federal workers occupy the 1.2 million gross square foot building.
The Richard Bolling Federal Building is the major federal building in the Kansas City Metro area and is located in the Kansas City, Missouri Central Business District.
For any facility-related questions, concerns or requests, GSA Heartland clients should contact the Kansas City North Service Center, using the contact information provided on the upper right side of this page.
General Building Information
Hours of Operation
The Richard Bolling Federal Building is open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. All employees and visitors must present a valid form of identification and pass screening before being granted access into the building or if waiting in the lobbies for an extended period of time. Visitors have access to public areas only.
Parking
Parking is available in various locations in structured parking and on the street-level directly east of the building at 701 East 12th Street. All parking facilities are monitored by the Federal Protective Service.
Tenant Board Meetings
Those agencies within the Richard Bolling Federal Building comprise a Tenant Board. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of every month at 10:00 a.m. in the Mural Conference Room, N133. GSA encourages participation in these meetings as various building issues are discussed.
Amenities
Aramark Cafeteria
Location: East Ground Floor
Hours: Monday – Friday
Breakfast: 6 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Lunch: 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Cherry Street Café
Location: Room N110
Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Mazuma Credit Union
Location: Room N149
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Kansas City Area Credit Union
Location: Room G-61
Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
LIFE Fitness Center
Location: Room 157
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Corporate Kids 601
Location: Room 146
Hours: Monday – Friday, 6 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Federal Occupational Health Clinic
Location: G-05 on the Ground Floor
Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Building Renovation Project
In 1999, the GSA Heartland Region began the $250+ million renovation project to modernize the Richard Bolling Federal Building. When complete, all 18 floors will have new energy-efficient workspaces, enhanced security features, and new lobby areas.
The purpose of the modernization project is to fully abate the building of asbestos fireproofing, completely upgrade building systems, and to bring the building “Class A” office space.
A tangible result of this modernization project is the innovation and design excellence it exhibits. An added result is the project’s dramatic improvement in the quality of the human work experience. Tenant occupants have witnessed this transformation first hand and take pride in their new office space.
Successfully promoting community and education, the project is creating a sense of place and well-being while incorporating energy efficient systems within the rehabilitated curtain wall.
By dividing the project into four phases, GSA was able to maintain a high-level of occupancy.
Phase One (2001-2003), $24,010,000
Designer: Wiedeman Architects (Helix)
Constructor: J.E. Dunn Construction
Phase Two (2002-2007), $26,123,000
Designer: Helix Architecture
Constructor: J.E. Dunn Construction
Phase Three (2005-2010), $71,838,394
Designer: Helix Architecture
Constructor: J.E. Dunn Construction
*Recovery Act Phase (2009-2014), $103,000,000
Designer: Helix Architecture
Constructor: J.E. Dunn Construction
*This phase is made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It was selected as a recovery project because of the speed at which it could be awarded and the environmental improvements associated with it.
The shortcut to this page is www.gsa.gov/bollingfedbldg.
